2015-2016 U.S. Modern World Quarter 2

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Tuesday,

November 3

 Finish: The State of the U.S. Economy Today:
Economy today slideshow.pptx
Economy today notes sheet.doc

Wealth Distribution video:
Inequality pie charts.docx

Thursday,

November 5

 Begin Gilded Age:
Gilded Age notes slideshow AC pdf.pdf
Gilded Age slideshow notesheet.doc
Social Darwinism reading.pdf

HW: COMPLETE SOCIAL DARWINISM READING AND USE IT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE GILDED AGE NOTE SHEET

Friday,

November 6
Living and Working in the Gilded Age.doc
Images of the Gilded Age.pdf
The Jungle excerpts.pdf
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire reading Zinn.pdf

Tuesday,

November 10

 Finish Living and Working in the Gilded Age stations: COMPLETE FOR HOMEWORK CREDIT FOR THURSDAY
"Sixteen Tons" song
Newspaper photo, looking up at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company building during the fire
Triangle_Shirtwaist_fire_photo

Thursday,

November 12

 Bangladesh 2013 garment factory collapse

external image Dhaka_Savar_Building_Collapse.jpg
Massey Energy CEO on trial

ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos
HW: COMPLETE LABOR MOVEMENT READING QUESTIONS FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 13:
labor movement reading questions.doc

Friday,

November 13

 Watch Homestead Strike video (description of video is found here)
QUIZ NEXT WEDNESDAY:
Gilded Age quiz study guide.docx

Tuesday,

November 17

 Finish Homestead Strike Video:
Labor review - Roosevelt Cartoons.pdf


"Solidarity Forever" song (lyrics on 2nd page of labor movement sheet - song can be listened to here)
QUIZ TOMORROW:
Gilded Age quiz study guide.docx

Extra Credit: Labor unions today article:
Labor union article.doc

Wednesday,

November 18

 Gilded Age quiz
Progressive Era reforms:
Progressive reform chart.doc
Progressive reform chart.doc

Thursday,

November 19

 Share out on Progressive Era reforms

Friday,

November 20

 Teddy Roosevelt video (History Channel: "The Presidents")TR political cartoon analysis:
TR cartoons.docx
: COMPLETE ANALYSIS QUESTIONS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CARTOON DOCUMENT

Tuesday,

November 24

 Roaring '20s Guided Reading:
Roaring 20s guided reading.docx

Prohibition video here
Roaring Twenties photos

Tuesday,

December 1
Stock market 1929 .pptx
: Take notes on first ten slides (through "Dividends"). Describe the message of the political cartoons.
Crash of 1929: Episode 1 of 6

Crash of 1929: Episode 2 of 6

Crash of 1929: Episode 3 of 6

Thursday,

December 3

 Collect Roaring 20s guided reading questions
Quiz corrections
Mr. Lambek can't hear well

Friday,

December 4

 Stock market game

Tuesday, December 8

 Finish stock market game

Wednesday,

December 9

 Figure out what happened in the game:
Stock Market crash.doc
Stock market 1929 .pdf

Photos and music of the Great Depression:
Great Depression photos and music.doc
Great Depression photos.pptx
Great Depression Photo Essay Notes.doc


"Run on the Bank" scene from It's a Wonderful Life:

Thursday,

December 10

 Finish photos and music of the Great Depression (from yesterday's class)
Quiz Tomorrow: Causes and Effects of the Great Depression
Causes of the Great Depression Quiz Study Guide.docx

Friday,

December 11

 Quiz: Causes and Effects of the Great Depression
Gov't Response to the Great Depression: Herbert Hoover video and chart:
Gov't response to the GD - Hoover.docx
Herbert Hoover individualism speech (abbreviated).doc


HW: COMPLETE "PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER" WRITTEN RESPONSE FOR NEXT TUESDAY

Tuesday,

December 15

 Watch "Riding the Rails" documentary on teenage hobos during the Great Depression

Wednesday,

December 16

 Finish "Riding the Rails"
Gov't Response to the Great Depression: Herbert Hoover video and chart:
Gov't response to the GD - Hoover.docx
Herbert Hoover individualism speech (abbreviated).doc

Thursday, December 17

 Review Herbert Hoover on "rugged individualism"
1932 presidential election:
The Election of 1932.doc
1932 campaign speeches.doc

Friday, December 18

 FDR video and chart
Gov't response to the GD - FDR.doc

Tuesday, December 21

 Last day before vacation/short class: PARTY TIME!

Tuesday, January 5

 Problems of the Great Depression --> Programs of the New Deal:
FDR and the New Deal - problems and programs.docx

New Deal Project - Research Links

Thursday,

January 7

 Work on New Deal program flyers: COMPLETE FOR HW FOR FRIDAY 1/8

Friday,

January 8

 Review each others's New Deal program flyers, gather information on each program listed on the chart from Tuesday.

Tuesday,

January 12

 Did the New Deal work? 4 graphs:
Did the New Deal work? graphs.pptx

Critics and group impact of the New Deal:
Critics and Group Imact of the New Deal.docx

Critics links:

Group impact links:

Wednesday, January 13

 Finish Critics and Group Impact of the New Deal assignment from yesterday
Perspectives on FDR and the New Deal:
New Deal criticisms political cartoons.docx
New Deal criticisms cartoon analysis questions.docx
New Deal timeline.pdf

QUIZ TOMORROW: PROGRAMS OF THE NEW DEAL
New Deal quiz study guide.docx

Thursday, January 14

 New Deal programs quiz
Mid-term exam study guide:
Mid-term study guide.docx